Drag performance resembling Last Supper at Olympic opening ceremony rankles conservatives (www.nbcnews.com)
Trump courts crypto industry votes and campaign donations (www.bbc.com)
South Africa is changing its retirement rules to help boost country savings: how it will work (theconversation.com)
Fearing a Trump takeover, Justice Department alumni endorse Kamala Harris (www.nbcnews.com)
Former DOJ officials warned in a new letter that the “fabric of the nation, the rule of law and the future of the Democracy are at stake in this election.”...
Canadian women's soccer docked, coaches suspended over drone spying scandal (www.axios.com)
"Gen Z feels the Kamalove" Youth-led groups see surge of energy around Harris campaign | PBS News (www.pbs.org)
Youth-led progressive organizations have warned for months that Biden had a problem with young voters, pleading with the president to work more closely with them to refocus on the issues most important to younger generations or risk losing their votes. With Biden out of the race, many of these young leaders are now hoping Harris...
'It'll Be Fixed!': Trump Tells Supporters No Need to Vote in the Future. (www.commondreams.org)
Apple has reached its first-ever union contract with store employees in Maryland (www.nbcnews.com)
Ex-cop accused of killing gay TV presenter and his boyfriend faces new charges (www.advocate.com)
Trump will no longer send out his statements of worth (www.businessinsider.com)
Since at least 2004, Trump has issued financial statements boasting of his billions in assets....
Indian kiln workers are trapped in cycles of debt and illness. (www.fairplanet.org)
Usha Vance told friends Trump appalled her. Now she’s working to elect him. (wapo.st)
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Car Repossessions Surge 23% as Americans Fall Behind on Payments (www.bloomberg.com)
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‘I can’t justify this military operation any more’: the IDF reservists refusing to return to Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
For Israeli military paramedic Yuval Green, it was the command to burn down a house that made him decide to end his reserve duty....
Modi’s Long Game (foreignpolicy.com)
India has long been described as “the world’s largest democracy,” although in recent years, it has experienced significant backsliding: Freedom House, the V-Dem Institute, and the Economist Intelligence Unit have all downgraded India in their rankings, most acutely since 2019, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his...
Experienced climber falls 800 feet to his death on ridge near Telluride, sheriff’s office says (coloradosun.com)
The 21-year-old man from Arizona was the second person to die while hiking in Colorado this week...
These Olympic athletes are wives. They could race against each other in Paris. (www.outsports.com)
Russian warships make another visit to Cuban waters in show of growing ties (www.pbs.org)
Three Russian warships arrived in Cuban waters on Saturday, Moscow’s second such maritime voyage in as many months in a reflection of deepening ties between Russia and Cuba....
These cheap loans are becoming a hit with home buyers. But there are catches. (wapo.st)
$1 million starter home? It's the norm in 237 cities, according to Zillow (abc7.com)
Nigeria court convicts 125 Boko Haram Islamist militants in mass trial | Africanews (www.africanews.com)
The mass two-day trial was presided over by five Federal High Court judges at a military detention facility at Kanji in Niger State....
Growing National Debt Gets Silent Treatment From Candidates (www.bloomberg.com)
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Egypt Controversy on social media about the movie “The Atheist” as its release approaches (nan.media)
Women should have this much sex every week to avoid early death, according to science (nypost.com)
Washington Is Giving Tax Breaks to Data Centers That Threaten the State’s Green Energy Push. (www.propublica.org)
